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Rackets and Balls - Tennis News

June 8th, 2008

Nadal Thrashes Federer in Blowout French Open Final

Well hell.
I turned on the television to look for when the men’s final started at Roland Garros, and I got in on the very end of the trophy ceremonies. After looking at the score, I’m really wasn’t all that disappointed that I missed the match.
Rafael Nadal not only beat Roger Federer in straight sets in […]

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June 7th, 2008

Ivanovic Wins French Open

A year changes a lot of things for some people. For Ana Ivanovic, that change was winning her first Grand Slam and becoming the top player in her sport. Ivanovic was the newly crowned French Open champion today with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Dinara Safina.
With a 4-1 opening to the first set, Ivanovic was […]

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June 6th, 2008

Third time the charm? Nadal and Federer in French Open Finals

Well it’s not like we didn’t see this coming. Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will face off for the third straight year in the finals of the French Open. Roland Garros wouldn’t be Roland Garros without the top two players having a showdown, would it?
Nadal knocked off Novak Djokovic. Easily. Too easily to have Roger […]

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June 5th, 2008

Ivanovic Wins Serbian Battle and Number One Slot

Wow.
What a great semifinal between two really nice players. Not great - I don’t use that term loosely and neither of these players have earned the title of great. But they are good, quite good. And it showed in the knock-down, drag-out fight at Roland Garros.
In the women’s all-Serbian semifinal, it was Ana Ivanovic who […]

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June 5th, 2008

Safina Topples Kuznetsova

The drama of the previous two matches wasn’t there for Dinara Safina in her semifinal match against fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. Safina toppled the highly-ranked Russian in straight sets, 6-3, 6-2.
Safina was playing in her first Grand Slam semifinal, and the big story is the possibility of a brother-sister combo Grand Slam winners. Marat Safin won […]

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June 4th, 2008

Federer into Semis; All-Russian Women’s Semi

He hasn’t been splashy either, but Roger Federer is into the semi-finals of the French Open after defeating Fernando Gonzalez. Federer lost the first set in a big way with Gonzalez teaching him how it’s done to the tune of 6-2. Federer then turned the tables in the next three sets, winning the second 6-2, […]

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June 4th, 2008

Serbian Semi-final; Novak and Nadal to Clash

Well, it’s late. I’m tired. So this is going to be short, sweet and to the point. Sometimes it’s better that way anyway, right?
It’s going to be a Serbian semifinal match in half of the women’s draw at the French Open. Both Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic advanced to the clay court semis by the […]

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June 2nd, 2008

Caution: Sharapova Wreckage Ahead

Freaking sweet!
You heard it here a long time ago, but let’s say it again: Dinara Safina isn’t a fluke folks. In a battle of the Russians, Safina came out on top against No. 1 Maria Sharapova in a three-set marathon.
Sharapova won the first set in a tiebreak, but she couldn’t keep the momentum and Safina […]

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June 1st, 2008

The King and Blondie Advance

The two number one seeds have continued their march in search of the crown at Roland Garros. Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova both advanced in straight sets at the French Open which is good news for the duo but bad news for the rest of the field. When those two are on…well…it’s just not good […]

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May 31st, 2008

Five-set Matches: Monfils and Ljubicic Move On, Davydenko Out

The name of the game at the French Open this morning was lengthy, draining five-set matches for Gael Monfils and Ivan Ljubicic. I watched a bit of it on the tellie, but the scores themselves provide proof for how back-and-forth these two amazing matches were.
Monfils and Jurgen Melzer traded sets with Melzer winning the first […]

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